Sunderland
2004–05 season
ManagerMick McCarthy
StadiumStadium of Light
Championship1st (promoted)
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Marcus Stewart (16)
All: Marcus Stewart (17)
Average home league attendance28,820

During the 2004–05 English football season, Sunderland A.F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.

Season Summary

While a poor start to the season saw Sunderland win just one of their first six matches, putting manager Mick McCarthy under pressure, the board kept faith with the manager, and were rewarded with a much more consistent season than the previous one. The team never dropped out of the top six after a victory over Millwall in mid-October, and their form steadily improved over the season. Along with a collapse by early-season pace-setters Ipswich Town, this lifted Sunderland to the top of the table with seven matches remaining, and they held onto top spot, returning to the Premier League after two seasons.

Transfers

In

Summer

Date Pos Name From Fee
1 June 2004 FW Republic of Ireland Stephen Elliott Manchester City Free[1]
10 June 2004 MF Wales Carl Robinson Portsmouth Free[2]
21 June 2004 MF England Dean Whitehead Oxford United Free[3]
25 June 2004 MF Republic of Ireland Liam Lawrence Mansfield Town Free[4]
27 June 2004 DF Scotland Steven Caldwell Newcastle United Free[5]
15 July 2004 DF England Mark Lynch Manchester United Free[6]
13 August 2004 DF Scotland Neill Collins Dumbarton £25,000[7]
10 September 2004 MF England Simon Johnson Leeds United Loan (September to November)[8]
16 September 2004 MF England Darren Carter Birmingham City Loan (September to December)[9]
23 September 2004 FW England Michael Bridges Bolton Wanderers Loan until the end of the season[10]
11 October 2004 DF Wales Danny Collins Chester City £140,000[11]
23 November 2004 MF Scotland Andy Welsh Stockport County £35,000[12]
1 December 2004 FW England Michael Bridges Bolton Wanderers Free[13]

January

Date Pos Name From Fee
24 March 2005 FW England Brian Deane Leeds United Free[13]

Out

Summer

Date Pos Name To Fee
25 June 2004 MF England Tommy Smith Derby County Free[14]
18 June 2004 DF England Simon Ramsden Grimsby Town Free
19 July 2004 MF Republic of Ireland Jason McAteer[notes 1] Tranmere Rovers Free[15]
20 July 2004 FW Republic of Ireland Michael Reddy Grimsby Town Free[16]
21 July 2004 FW Jamaica Darren Byfield[notes 2] Gillingham Free[17]
27 July 2004 MF England Paul Thirlwell Sheffield United Free[18]
5 August 2004 DF Sweden Joachim Bjorklund Wolverhampton Wanderers Free[19]
31 August 2004 MF Argentina Nicolás Medina Real Murcia Free[20]
10 September 2004 MF Republic of Ireland Thomas Butler Dunfermline Athletic Free[21]
23 September 2004 DF England Darren Williams Cardiff City Loan[22]
22 October 2004 DF England Ben Clark Hartlepool United Free[23]
5 November 2004 MF Wales John Oster Leeds United Loan[24]
10 December 2004 DF England Darren Williams Cardiff City Free[25]

January

Date Pos Name To Fee
29 January 2005 MF Wales John Oster Burnley Free[26]

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[27][28]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Estonia EST Mart Poom
2 DF England ENG Stephen Wright
3 DF Northern Ireland NIR George McCartney
4 MF Wales WAL Carl Robinson
5 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Gary Breen[notes 3] (captain)
6 DF Scotland SCO Steven Caldwell (vice-captain)
7 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Liam Lawrence[notes 4]
8 MF Northern Ireland NIR Jeff Whitley[notes 5]
9 FW Scotland SCO Kevin Kyle
10 FW England ENG Marcus Stewart
11 MF Scotland SCO Andy Welsh[notes 6]
12 FW England ENG Brian Deane
13 GK Northern Ireland NIR Michael Ingham[notes 7]
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF England ENG Dean Whitehead
15 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Sean Thornton
17 DF Scotland SCO Neill Collins
19 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Elliott
20 FW England ENG Chris Brown
21 MF England ENG Matt Piper
22 DF England ENG Mark Lynch
23 MF England ENG Grant Leadbitter
30 GK England ENG Ben Alnwick
33 MF Argentina ARG Julio Arca
38 FW England ENG Michael Bridges
39 DF Wales WAL Danny Collins[notes 8]
41 GK Norway NOR Thomas Myhre

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
11 MF England ENG Simon Johnson (on loan from Leeds United)
12 MF Wales WAL John Oster[notes 9] (to Burnley)
16 DF England ENG Darren Williams (to Cardiff City)
18 DF England ENG Ben Clark (to Hartlepool United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 FW Northern Ireland NIR Neil Teggart (to Perth Glory)
26 MF England ENG Jonjo Dickman (to Darlington)
32 GK Scotland SCO Euan McLean (to Dundee United)
32 MF England ENG Darren Carter (on loan from Birmingham City)

Reserves

The following players did not appear for the first-team this season.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
25 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Colin Healy
27 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Richie Ryan
28 DF England ENG Ryan Dodds
29 MF England ENG Lewis Dodds
31 MF Northern Ireland NIR Chris Kingsberry
34 FW England ENG Jack Wanless
No. Pos. Nation Player
35 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Niall Flynn
36 MF England ENG Sean Taylor
37 DF England ENG Dan Smith
42 GK Northern Ireland NIR Trevor Carson
39 MF United States USA Stuart Holden[notes 10]

Results

Sunderland's score comes first.
Win Draw Loss

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
First round24 August 2004Chester CityStadium of Light3-011,450Hessey (own goal), Kyle, Caldwell
Second round21 September 2004Crewe AlexandraAlexandra Stadium3-3
(lost 2–4 on pens)		3,804Brown (2), Elliott

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
Third round8 January 2005Crystal PalaceStadium of Light2-117,536Welsh, Stewart (pen)
Fourth round29 January 2005EvertonGoodison Park0-333,186

Championship

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Sunderland (C, P) 46 29 7 10 76 41 +35 94 Promotion to the FA Premier League
2 Wigan Athletic (P) 46 25 12 9 79 35 +44 87
3 Ipswich Town 46 24 13 9 85 56 +29 85 Qualification for Championship play-offs
4 Derby County 46 22 10 14 71 60 +11 76
5 Preston North End 46 21 12 13 67 58 +9 75
Updated to match(es) played on 9 December 2011. Source: Football League Tables
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 29 7 10 76 41  +35 94 16 4 3 45 21  +24 13 3 7 31 20  +11

Last updated: 4 December 2018.
Source: 11v11

Results by matchday

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAAHHAAHHAAHHAAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHHAAHHAAHAHAH
ResultLWDLDLWWWWLDWDWWWLWWWLWWLWLDWWDWLWWWWWWWWLDWWW
Position24121116161715864775665344333334233333333212211111111
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
7 August 2004Coventry CityHighfield Road0-216,460
10 August 2004Crewe AlexandraStadium of Light3–122,341Robinson, Stewart, Elliott
14 August 2004Queens Park RangersStadium of Light2–226,063Stewart, Caldwell
21 August 2004Plymouth ArgyleHome Park1–216,874Stewart
28 August 2004Wigan AthleticStadium of Light1–126,330Elliott
31 August 2004ReadingMadjeski Stadium0–115,792
11 September 2004GillinghamPriestfield Stadium4–08,775Stewart (3), Elliott
14 September 2004Nottingham ForestStadium of Light2–023,540Arca, Wright
18 September 2004Preston North EndStadium of Light3–124,264Elliott (2), Carter
24 September 2004Leeds UnitedElland Road1–028,926Robinson
28 September 2004Sheffield UnitedBramall Lane0–117,908
2 October 2004Derby CountyStadium of Light0–029,881
16 October 2004MillwallStadium of Light1–023,839Muscat (own goal)
19 October 2004WatfordVicarage Road1–113,198Elliott
25 October 2004Rotherham UnitedMillmoor1–06,026Whitehead
30 October 2004Brighton & Hove AlbionStadium of Light2–025,532Arca, Lawrence (pen)
2 November 2004Wolverhampton WanderersStadium of Light3–123,925Lawrence (2), Elliott
5 November 2004MillwallThe Den0–210,513
13 November 2004Leicester CityWalkers Stadium1–025,897Caldwell
21 November 2004Ipswich TownStadium of Light2–031,723Elliott, Brown
27 November 2004Stoke CityBritannia Stadium1–016,980Bridges
4 December 2004West Ham UnitedStadium of Light0–229,510
11 December 2004Cardiff CityNinian Park2–012,528Whitehead, Lawrence
18 December 2004BurnleyStadium of Light2–127,102Arca, Bridges
26 December 2004Leeds UnitedStadium of Light2–343,253Lawrence (pen), Arca
28 December 2004Nottingham ForestCity Ground2–127,457Elliott, Stewart
1 January 2005Preston North EndDeepdale2–322,051Elliott, Thornton
3 January 2005GillinghamStadium of Light1–127,147Brown
16 January 2005Derby CountyPride Park2–022,995Elliott, Whitehead
22 January 2005Sheffield UnitedStadium of Light1–027,337Stewart
4 February 2005Wolverhampton WanderersMolineux1–126,968Elliott
12 February 2005WatfordStadium of Light4–224,948Stewart (3, 1 pen), Brown
19 February 2005Brighton & Hove AlbionWithdean Stadium1–26,647Arca
22 February 2005Rotherham UnitedStadium of Light4–122,267Whitehead, Thornton (2), Breen
26 February 2005Cardiff CityStadium of Light2–132,788Breen, Stewart
4 March 2005BurnleyTurf Moor2–012,103Lawrence, Stewart
12 March 2005Crewe AlexandraAlexandra Stadium1–07,949Elliott
15 March 2005Plymouth ArgyleStadium of Light5–125,258Whitehead, Arca, Stewart (pen), Caldwell, Thornton
19 March 2005Coventry CityStadium of Light1–029,424Brown
2 April 2005Queens Park RangersLoftus Road3–118,198Welsh, Brown, Arca
5 April 2005Wigan AthleticJJB Stadium1–020,745Stewart
9 April 2005ReadingStadium of Light1–234,237Arca
17 April 2005Ipswich TownPortman Road2–229,230Elliott, Robinson
23 April 2005Leicester CityStadium of Light2–134,815Stewart, Caldwell
29 April 2005West Ham UnitedBoleyn Ground2–133,482Arca, Elliott
8 May 2005Stoke CityStadium of Light1–047,350Robinson

Topscorers

References

  1. ↑ "Elliott joins Sunderland". BBC News. 1 June 2004.
  2. ↑ "Robinson joins Black Cats". BBC News. 10 June 2004.
  3. ↑ "Whitehead joins Sunderland". BBC News. 21 June 2004.
  4. ↑ "Sunderland land Lawrence". BBC News. 25 June 2004.
  5. ↑ "Caldwell thrilled with move". BBC News. 27 June 2004.
  6. ↑ "McCarthy moves for Lynch". BBC News. 15 July 2004.
  7. ↑ "Sunderland sign Collins". BBC News. 13 August 2004.
  8. ↑ "Sunderland snap up Johnson". BBC News. 10 September 2004.
  9. ↑ "Sunderland get Carter". BBC News. 16 September 2004.
  10. ↑ "Bridges rejoins Sunderland". BBC News. 23 September 2004.
  11. ↑ "Black Cats sign Collins". BBC News. 11 October 2004.
  12. ↑ "Welsh completes Sunderland deal". BBC News. 23 November 2004.
  13. 1 2 "Deane completes Sunderland switch". BBC News. 24 March 2005.
  14. ↑ "Rams sign striker Smith". BBC News. 25 June 2004.
  15. ↑ "McAteer joins Tranmere". BBC News. 19 July 2004.
  16. ↑ "Grimsby sign Reddy". BBC News. 20 July 2004.
  17. ↑ "Byfield joins Gillingham". BBC News. 21 July 2004.
  18. ↑ "Blades seal Thirlwell deal". BBC News. 27 July 2004.
  19. ↑ "Wolves sign Bjorklund". BBC News. 5 August 2004.
  20. ↑ "Medina departs Sunderland". BBC News. 31 August 2004.
  21. ↑ "Pars take Butler gamble". BBC News. 10 September 2004.
  22. ↑ "Williams makes Bluebirds switch". BBC News. 10 December 2004.
  23. ↑ "Hartlepool clinch Clark signing". BBC News. 22 October 2004.
  24. ↑ "Leeds sign Oster on month's loan". BBC News. 5 November 2004.
  25. ↑ "Cardiff seal Williams deal". BBC News. 23 September 2004.
  26. ↑ "Oster signs contract at Burnley". BBC News. 21 September 2018.
  27. ↑ "FootballSquads - Sunderland - 2004/05". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
  28. ↑ "All Sunderland players: 2005". www.11v11.com.

Notes

  1. ↑ McAteer was born in Tranmere, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in March 1994.
  2. ↑ Byfield was born in Sutton Coldfield, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2003.
  3. ↑ Breen was born in Barnet, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 1996.
  4. ↑ Lawrence was born in Retford, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandfather and would be called up by the Republic of Ireland in February 2006 before making his international debut in May 2009.
  5. ↑ Whitley was born in Ndola, Zambia, but was raised in England and also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his father. He represented England at U-17 level and Northern Ireland at U-21 level before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1997.
  6. ↑ Welsh was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and has represented them at U-19 level.
  7. ↑ Ingham was born in Preston, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and represented them at U-18 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in June 2005.
  8. ↑ Collins was born in Chester, England, and represented them at C level, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in February 2005.
  9. ↑ Oster was born in Boston, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-18 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Wales in 1997.
  10. ↑ Holden was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, but was raised in the United States from the age of 10 and represented them at U-20 and U-23 level before making his international debut for the United States in July 2009.
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